Fireplace with means for mounting it on a wall



M. A. TUTTLE March 23, 1965' FIREPLACE WITH MEANS FOR MOUNTING IT ON A WALL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed July 2, 1962 'lllll INVENTOR. M/L 7'0N 4. 77/7725 -16 Z Jim 4 TTOP/VE) United States Patent 3 Claims. or. 126-120) This invention relates to a fireplace structure.

This application is a division of my application filed July 2, 1962, Serial No. 206,666, entitled Vented Fireplace.

An object of the invention is to provide a vented fireplace of unitary construction and adapted to be installed, as a unit, by bolting the same toa wall of a room.

Another object of the invention is to provide a unitary fireplace that, when mounted in operative position, may be spaced above the floor, thereby being entirely hung from the wall.

A further object of the invention is to provide means at the upper end of the fireplace and on a mounting wall to connect said end to the wall by a hooking engagement as the fireplace is moved in an upward direction, and means at the lower end of the fireplace to aflix the same to the wall, the fireplace thereby being wall-mounted by means at opposite ends thereof.

This invention also has for its objects to provide such means that are positive in operation, convenient in use, easily installed in a working position and easily disconnected therefrom, economical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear in the course of the following description and which is based on the accompanying drawings. However, said drawings merely show, and the following description merely describes, one embodiment of the present invention, which is given by way of illustration or example only.

In the drawings, like reference characters designate similar parts in the several views.

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a vented fireplace according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on a plane parallel to the plane of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view.

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view, partly in vertical section.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view as taken on the line 55 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a broken longitudinal sectional view showing a preferred manner of mounting the fireplace on a wall.

FIG. 6 shows a wall 7 and a ceiling 8. The present fireplace is adapted to be mounted on said wall and against the ceiling so as to be spaced above the floor of a room having such wall and ceiling. The usual studs 9 of wall 7 mount crosspieces 10, where the ceiling beams 11 are joined to the studs, and a crosspiece 12, in vertical spaced relation to the crosspieces 10. It is contemplated that said crosspieces comprise the only support means for the fireplace.

According to the invention, the crosspieces mount an inverted U-shaped retention clip 13.

The ceiling is provided with a clearance hole 14 that may be framed by the beams 11 and framing pieces 15.

The present fireplace comprises an outer jacket 16, an inner jacket 17, a back panel 18, a firebox deflector 19, a hearth 20 to which the lower edges of said jackets, deflector and panel are joined, as by welding, a flue 21, and a top plate 22. Said elements to 22 are each preferably made of a suitable sheet metal, steel being preferred.

3,174,475 Patented Mar. 23, 1965 Ice The outer jacket 16 comprises a front wall 23 that tapers toward the top, and side walls 24 that are bent from wall 23, are coextensive with said front wall and have lower portions 25 that extend below the lower edge 26 of wall 23. The portions of walls 24, above edge 26, are tapered toward the top while said lower portions are tapered toward the bottom. The back edges 27 of the walls 24 are straight and are provided with inturned flanges 28. The sloping front edges of the lower portions 25 of the side walls are provided with flanges 28a; the lower edge 26 of wall 23 has a rearwardly directed flange 29; and the lower edges of the side wall portions 25 are provided with inturned flanges 30. The corners 31 formed between the front wall 23 and the side walls are preferably right angle corners.

The inner jacket 17 comprises a front Wall 32 inwardly spaced from and preferably parallel to wall 23 to form a space 33 for passage of air from intake holes 34 in the side walls 24 of the outer jacket to outlet holes 35 in the upper ends of walls 23 and 24. Said wall 32 tapers similarly to the taper of wall 23 and extends from the flange 29, to which it is welded, part way toward the top of the spaces 33 and 39 are joined to have a U form, as in FIG. 5. Above the upper end of the inner jacket 17, the same enlarges into a space 40.

The side walls 36 and their lower portions 38, of the inner jacket, have a lesser width than the side walls 24 of outer jacket 16, the rear edges of walls 36 having inturned flanges 41 that are forwardly spaced from the flanges 28 of the outer jacket. The lower edges of the side Wall portions 38 are joined by welding to the flanges 30, and the forward edges 42 of said wall portions are joined by welding to the flanges 28a.

The back panel 18 closes ofl the back of the inner jacket, as can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 5. The same has the same shape as wall 23, but extends from the lower edge of the inner jacket upwardly beyond the upper edge of said inner jacket to a point short of the upper end of the outer jacket, as can be seen in FIG. 2. Said panel 18 is provided with side flanges 43 that are joined by welding to the inner faces of the walls 24, and the flanges 41 of the inner jacket are joined by welding to the forward face of said panel. It will be seen from FIGS. 2 and 5 that an air space 44 is provided rearward of the panel 18 that is open to the mentioned outlet holes 35 in the outer jacket walls 24.

The firebox deflector 19 serves also as a liner that closes the back of the forwardly open firebox 45 that is transversely defined between the wall portions 38 of the inner jacket 17. Said deflector comprises an upwardly and forwardly sloping panel 46 that has at its upper end an upwardly and rearwardly sloping portion 47, and, at the upper end of the latter portion, an upwardly and forwardly sloping portion 48. The forward edge of portion 48 is formed with a concavely formed edge 49 which affords an upper exit opening for the firebox 45 into the space 50 that is defined within the inner jacket 17 and its back panel 18.

The hearth 20 is shown as having a flat floor wall 51 with reinforcing flanges 52 around the perimeter of said wall. The flanges 30 of the outer jacket, and the flanges 53 on the lower edges of the back panel 18 and the deflector 19 are joined by welding to the top surface of said a wall 51. Suitable air intake openings 54 are provided, in said wall in communication with the air space 44. At the rear, said hearth is provided with a support angle 55 that, as shown in FIG. 6, is adapted to be secured to the wall 7, as by screws 56. The hearth that is shown extends forwardly from the firebox at 57, and laterally from the fireplace at 58 to provide a ledge that may be used for a variety of purposes.

The flue 21 is here shown as comprising a funnel member 59 that is connected by welding to the upper portion of the inner jacket 17 and extends upwardly to terminate in a preferably circular upper end, and a vent tube 60 connected by welding to said funnel end and extending upwardly to the upper end of the fireplace. Gases of combustion in the firebox flow past the exit opening 49, into the inner jacket, and then through the flue 21 and through any suitable vent extension 61 through the ceiling and a roof thereabove, or, in exposed beam installations, directly through the roof.

The top plate 22 is fitted to the upper end of the outer jacket to close off the space 40 so that air flow is directed through the outlet holes 35. The vent tube 60 extends through said plate which is held in place by welding of its flanges 62 to the inner faces of the jacket walls 23 and 24.

The present fireplace is not intended to burn logs, coal or other such fuel. It is intended that the firebox be provided with a ceramic log unit 63 that is supported and preferably permanently secured to the hearth 20, and is designed to provide a gas flame that is fed by natural or illuminating gas that is fed through a gas line 64 extending through the hearth.

Preferably before installation of the log unit 63 into the firebox, the above-described fireplace is lifted, as by a common auto jack, so that the rear flange 62a of the top plate 22 is raised into engagement with the retention clip 13. While the fireplace is held raised by the jack, the screws 56 are applied to fasten the angle 55 to the wall stud 12. Now, the jack may be removed since the fireplace will be firmly held in place by angle 55 and clip 13. Thereafter the vent extension 61 and the gas logs 63 may be installed, as described.

It will be seen from FIG. 1 that the hearth is spaced above the floor 65 of the room having wall 7, and that the fireplace is wholly hung from said wall 7 independent of the floor 65.

While the foregoing has illustrated and described what is now contemplated to be the best mode of carrying out the invention, the construction is, of course, subject to modification without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, it is not desired to restrict the invention to the particular form of construction illustrated and described, but to cover all modifications that may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A fireplace installation in a room having a wall and a floor comprising:

(a) a metal fireplace having an upper upwardly directed flange at the rear thereof, and a lower transverse and rearwardly disposed mounting member,

(11) means secured to said wall and engaged by said flange to retain the upper end of the fireplace against the wall, and

(0) means to fasten the mounting member of the fireplace to the wall to fixedly support said fireplace in spaced relation above the floor of the room.

2. A fireplace installation according to claim 1, the room having a ceiling and the flange-engaging means of the fireplace being located adjacent to said ceiling to hold the upper end of the fireplace in position in contact with the ceiling.

3. A fireplace installation according to claim 1 in which the flange-engaging means comprises a U-shaped and inverted clip that receives said flange by upward movement of the fireplace.

References Cited by the Examiner FOREIGN PATENTS 688,442 3/53 Great Britain.

JAMES W. WESTHAVER, Primary Examiner. 

1. A FIREPLACE INSTALLATION IN A ROOM HAVING A WALL AND A FLOOR COMPRISING: (A) A METAL FIREPLACE HAVING AN UPPER UPWARDLY DIRECTED FLANGE AT THE REAR THEREOF, AND A LOWER TRANSVERSE AND REARWARDLY DISPOSED MOUNTING MEMBER, (B) MEANS SECURED TO SAID WALL AND ENGAGED BY SAID FLANGE TO RETAIN THE UPPER END OF THE FIREPLACE AGAINST THE WALL, AND (C) MEANS TO FASTEN THE MOUNTING MEMBER OF THE FIREPLACE TO THE WALL TO FIXEDLY SUPPORT SAID FIREPLACE IN SPACED RELATION ABOVE THE FLOOR OF THE ROOM. 